hmm...interesting. hey emily, were henry and what's-his-name aware of this when they were talking about that internment-camp study?

Quoted: A woman's diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests.

shock--disbelief!

Quoted: In the cover letter to his December 2006 report to investors, "Radio Shack: Still Here In The 21st Century," Day wrote that he had no reason to believe that the coming year would not be every bit as good as years past, provided that people kept on doing things much the same way they always had.

this is not an onion article. it seems to be real.

Quoted: "He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared," he said. "... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive."

Quoted: The State Department releases details of Rice's upcoming diplomatic journey..."Rice shall calm her savage hosts with song and tales of her travels. The emperors of the Orient shall bow low before her...We can only hope for her safe return, that she might relate her newfound knowledge of the strange yellow-faced peoples and their great wall."

this is great

Quoted: Older Americans are increasingly turning to video games for recreation.

Quoted: Despite off games by Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson, the Tar Heels (31-6) saved themselves and set up a regional final for college basketball fans to savor: North Carolina vs. Georgetown, a rematch of the 1982 championship game that Michael Jordan won in the closing seconds.

i know, nobody cares around here. i don't care that nobody cares.

redotted from zerohour

Quoted: BAGHDAD—Extremist board-trick crew Al-J'Aqasse, the Middle East's most prominent Islamic radical snowboard posse, is taking full props for...

nepal scholar dave c. (soon to be lured onto blue dot) recommends this blog site as a source for what's going on over there